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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. k ^^^M ^M <w ■ Bowling Green State University FRIDAY February 4, 2005 PARTLY CLOUDY LOSS: Men lose last- ll I 1 J ■ 1 L / HIGH: 35 LOW: 22 second heartbreaker J L I -M-*M www.bgnews.com to Akron zips; PAGE 9 W M A daily independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 106 Residence Life unveils changes By Kara Hull to make the initial S200 payment "There are not a lot of guar- "I think our hope is completed credit hours after this Swegan, director of Admissions. EXECU1IVE EDITOR up front, with the option of pay- antees in this, but we think this semester can apply. The apart- "Clearly we're thinking that we Incoming freshmen and transfer ing online. is going to keep some situations that... this will open ments are located at: 451 Frazee need these apartments in order students at BGSU will get the first Last fall brought the largest that happened last summer up a little bit more Avenue, 514 North Enterprise to meet what we expect to be taste of one of several changes freshman class in BGSU history from happening (this fall)," said Street, the Haven I louse complex this level of demand for continu- in this year's on-campus hous- and with it came a shortage of Timothy King, associate director room availability for and along East VVooster Street ing snidents who chose to live ing process when sign-up for on-campus housing, forcing the of Residence Life for administra- students." near Mercer Road. on campus, continuing students rooms begins Monday for these University to lease spaces in four tion and technology. "We don't According to King Residence who still fall under the two-year students. off-campus apartment complex- want to blame students at all. life staff are also trying to think residential requirement and the In an attempt to avoid the es for 284 students Almost 30 but some students {in the past] TIMOTHY KING, ASSOCIATE in terms of future demands with new entering students," King housing problems that hit the other students were- temporarily would get online and they'd sign DIRECTOR OF RES. LIFE the addition of the extra apart- said. "And so our sense is we need University last fall, (lie Office of housed in lounges in Offenhauer up for a room and they wouldn't ment spaces. While officials those extra apartment spaces to Residence Life will lease almost East. have any intention of having a assigned using a lottery process, expect on-campus housing to be able to handle that." 100 additional University-spon- The changes will, officials room. I think our hope is that... similar to that used for Founders be Close to full in the fall, next Id enter the apartment lottery sored apartment spaces and will hope, smooth out the process tliis will open up a little bit more Hall, King said. Preference will year's incoming freshmen class Students must fill out an applica- require students living in these for students while expanding room availability for students.'1 be given to juniors and seniors, will be "slightly smaller" than this units and all other residence halls housing options Apartment housing will be though anyone with at least 25 year's record-breaker, said Gary CHANSES, PAGE 6 Rugger's VAGINA MONOLOGUES Red garb memory donned in preserved Tieartfelf By Patrick Maynard support REPORTER When Roan Gouws returned to By Holly Abrams his home country in lune, he REPORTER left behind hundreds of new Men and women across campus American friends, including doz- and the nation will join to raise ens in Bowling Green. By late awareness about the No. 1 killer ianuary, the of women for the third annual HRBRRRRJ South National Wear Red Day. B^^^HI former Many women don't realize | rugby coach how deadly heart disease is. said | was dead, Sarah Humphrey corporate rela- ^^^« F^^ murdered on tions manager for the American his way home Heart Association. from a crickei "Heart disease kills more peo- match. BG ple than the next seven leading ROAN GOUWS <;aPlai" v'""> causes of death combined," she St a r o pol i said. had stayed Senior Carissa Novvak will be in touch during the intervening one of the students wearing red time. today and the red dress pin, a "1 had talked with him symbol for women's heart dis- Wednesday afternoon Ithree ease awareness. The pin is also days before his deathl," Staropoli nationwide symbolizing the said. "He was managing a coffee message that "Heart Disease shop, just trying to get things in Doesn't Care What You Wear — order." It's the #1 Killer of Women." Staropoli and his teammates "I'm going to wear red to sup- will be holding a memorial ser- port AIM and raise awareness," vice for Gouws today at Proute she said. "It's a good way to raise Chapel. A benefit concert on the people's curiosity on campus 20th will raise money for Gouws' Brian McRoberts BG News and recruit people for the cause family. IT BEGINS: Ashley Paessun, University student, performed last night in the Vagina Monologues. Performances will take place by wearing the pin." When he was fatally shot, this weekend at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Ballroom of the Student Union. Last night's show raised $3,500, $100 less Gouws was with a friend — a than the entire weekend last year, Ashlee Rauckhorst, the show's organizer said. Money goes to a battered women's shelter. RED.PAGE 6 common situation for a man whose funeral was attended by 700 people. According to the Pretoria ISouth Africal News, Gouws and hui Three: Trouble in Tow n Znninvjn Bowling Green his companion, Pierre Fourie, "If the were in a car getting ready to fourth leave the local cricket stadium when an armed robber demand- Views collide on ordinance room is ed cell phones and money. In there, the ensuing conflict, Gouws was also changed over time. The "It's time to hold them [land- THE FIRST AND SECOND PARTS OF shot By Bob Moser OUR SERIES IS ON BGNEWS.C0M why not CITY NEWS EDITOR average student has a television, lords! accountable,"Tomashefski Fourie rushed for help and ALEX WRIGHT filfit?" stereo and computer; along said. "If you reward them now lm u took Gouws to a local hospital. As a spotlight continues to shine USG PRES. - on Bowling Green's zoning ordi- with a bed and other furniture, for breaking a law what happens inefficient law that allows1 dif- Gouws had two emergency next time a law is challenged? surgeries and was expected to nance, the potendal for change according to local landlords. ferent occupancies for different has drawn in a variety of play- Greenbriar Inc. Rentals owner Where do you draw the line?" homes in town, regardless of recover - partially because of When asked about the practi- his excellent physical condi- ers from the University and the Robert Maurer and Frobose their size. community. Rentals owner John Frobose cality of enforcing a limit of three "You and 1 could drive down a tion, according to the News, but unrelated people in four-bed- "This attempts failed. City officials are steadfast in would like to see the law street in Ward 2 and one house their belief that the zoning defi- changed, if only to adapt to the room homes, Ward 2 represen- would be allowed to have six or isn't a It was the third time Roan had technology and private space tative Mike Zickar — who repre- been robbed since returning to nitions, which have not changed seven people because its been since 1975, should continue to needs of students to make them sents the majority of off-campus grandfathered. but the one right situation South Africa. student-residents — admits that "He'd told us a lot about the be enforced as is as comfortable as possible. next door can only have three." of us crime there," Staropoli said. "It's "It's the law," said Rick "Why shouldn't the college it may not make sense. Maurer said. "That may well be Ketzenbarger, director of student be able to live in a home "I don't think there is any unreasonable, and in my opin- against somediing you never really get with his own bedroom at a rea- practicality," Zickar said. "There JOHN QUINN thpm " used to." Planning and Zoning. "The law ion it is. There should be a happy MAYOR "'em. Staropoli has seen the situa- is the" law." sonable cost?" Maurer said. really isn't any." medium in between." tion in person. As time has passed the "College students today are a With that being said. Zickar The potential for change is University's enrollment and the whale of a lot different than they also thinks that the responsibili- diere, but adjustment to the He and teammates visited ty must lie with landlords who've South Africa in 2002 during an interest in off-campus hous- were in the 1960s." number in a home will directly ing has grown, and Alex Wright, "Now there's more affluency, allowed too many students to affect parking for that area.